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API 15175216030000 · Seward County, Kansas · BLUE BELL NORTHWEST field
Plugged and AbandonedPlugged 1997-03-29
API
15175216030000
Operator
Pickrell Drilling Company Inc
County
Seward
Field
BLUE BELL NORTHWEST
Location
Permit
25-FEB-1997
Spudded
1997-03-10
Completed
1997-03-29
Plugged
1997-03-29
Measured depth
6,475 ft
Formation tops
Kansas records 72 formations for this well, shallowest first.
| Formation | Top (ft) | Base (ft) | Picks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wellington Formation | 2,124 | — | 1 |
| Hollenberg Limestone Member | 2,643 | — | 1 |
| Chase Group | 2,670 | — | 1 |
| Herington Limestone Member | 2,670 | — | 1 |
| Paddock Shale Member | 2,686 | — | 1 |
| Krider Limestone Member | 2,694 | — | 1 |
| Odell Shale Formation | 2,752 | — | 1 |
| Winfield Limestone Formation | 2,764 | — | 1 |
| Gage Shale Member | 2,811 | — | 1 |
| Towanda Limestone Member | 2,823 | 2,890 | 1 |
| Fort Riley Limestone Member | 2,896 | 2,960 | 1 |
| Florence Limestone Member | 2,961 | — | 1 |
| Matfield Shale Formation | 2,998 | — | 1 |
| Wreford Limestone Formation | 3,010 | — | 1 |
| Council Grove Group | 3,048 | — | 1 |
| Speiser Shale Formation | 3,048 | — | 1 |
| Funston Formation | 3,060 | — | 1 |
| Blue Rapids Shale Formation | 3,119 | — | 1 |
| Crouse Limestone Formation | 3,127 | — | 1 |
| Easly Creek Shale Formation | 3,150 | — | 1 |
| Middleburg Limestone Member | 3,159 | — | 1 |
| Hooser Shale Member | 3,179 | — | 1 |
| Eiss Limestone Member | 3,188 | — | 1 |
| Stearns Shale Formation | 3,207 | — | 1 |
| Morrill Limestone Member | 3,212 | — | 1 |
| Florena Shale Member | 3,245 | — | 1 |
| Cottonwood Limestone Member | 3,250 | — | 1 |
| Eskridge Shale Formation | 3,285 | — | 1 |
| Neva Limestone Member | 3,344 | — | 1 |
| Roca Shale Formation | 3,419 | — | 1 |
| Howe Limestone Member | 3,424 | — | 1 |
| Johnson Shale Formation | 3,486 | — | 1 |
| Long Creek Limestone Member | 3,500 | — | 1 |
| Janesville Shale Formation | 3,543 | — | 1 |
| Falls City Limestone Formation | 3,553 | — | 1 |
| Wabaunsee Group | 3,575 | — | 2 |
| Heebner Shale Member | 4,371 | — | 1 |
| Toronto Limestone Member | 4,400 | — | 1 |
| Iatan Limestone Member | 4,453 | — | 1 |
| Lansing Group | 4,530 | — | 2 |
| Iola Limestone Formation | 4,770 | — | 1 |
| Muncie Creek Shale Member | 4,809 | — | 1 |
| Dewey Limestone Formation | 4,833 | 4,864 | 1 |
| Cherryvale Shale Formation | 4,910 | — | 1 |
| Dennis Limestone Formation | 4,949 | — | 1 |
| Stark Shale Member | 5,020 | — | 1 |
| Swope Limestone Formation | 5,024 | — | 1 |
| Hushpuckney Shale Member | 5,095 | — | 1 |
| Hertha Limestone Formation | 5,100 | — | 1 |
| Mound City Shale Member | 5,164 | — | 1 |
| Pleasanton Group | 5,208 | — | 1 |
| Marmaton Group | 5,220 | — | 1 |
| Altamont Limestone Formation | 5,242 | — | 1 |
| Pawnee Limestone Formation | 5,308 | — | 1 |
| Fort Scott Limestone Formation | 5,343 | — | 1 |
| Little Osage Shale Member | 5,380 | — | 1 |
| Cherokee Group | 5,419 | — | 1 |
| Excello Shale Member | 5,419 | — | 1 |
| Verdigris Limestone Member | 5,486 | — | 1 |
| Atokan Stage | 5,581 | — | 1 |
| Atoka Shale Bed | 5,638 | — | 1 |
| Middle Morrowan Limestone Bed | 5,773–5,801 | — | 3 |
| Upper Kearny Member | 5,773 | — | 1 |
| Chesteran Stage | 5,949 | — | 1 |
| Chesteran Zone C Bed | 5,949 | 6,030 | 1 |
| Mississippian System | 5,949–5,950 | — | 2 |
| Chesteran Zone B Bed | 6,030 | 6,113 | 1 |
| Chesteran Zone A Bed | 6,113 | 6,251 | 1 |
| Meramecian Stage | 6,251 | — | 1 |
| Ste. Genevieve Limestone Formation | 6,251 | 6,360 | 1 |
| St. Louis Limestone Formation | 6,360 | — | 1 |
| Stone Corral Formation | — | — | 2 |
A dash is a formation Kansas records for this well without a depth. In the base column a dash is also a depth Kansas’s sources record differently from one another. 2 formations were picked at more than one depth by different Kansas sources, and their range is shown rather than one of the answers.
Location
37.091600, -100.748270
37.09160, -100.74827 · Surface location as filed with Kansas⌘ or Ctrl + scroll to zoom
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